RF Outbound Audit

The RF Outbound Audit module allows you to execute detailed audits for OBLPNs or Pallets. RF Outbound Audit contains the following two parameters:
  • Audit Mode
  • Audit - Default Reason Code

The Default Reason Code parameter allows you to add a reason code for your audit.

Audit Mode

The Audit Mode parameter has three choices:

  • Simulated with Pending Audit
  • Simulated without Pending Audit

RF Outbound Audit Screen

The RF_Outbound Audit screen prompts you to scan the container to be audited (in this case an OBLPN with unit allocations is scanned).

The following screen flow is applicable when the Simulated Audit mode screen parameter is set with the value None or Simulated Mode with Audit Pending or without Audit Pending.

Note: The OBLPN must be in Packed status.

Important: You can reduce quantity via RF Outbound Audit, but you cannot increase quantity in an OBLPN.

RF SKU Prompt Screen

After you scan the LPN, you are prompted to add the SKU:

After you scan the LPN, you are prompted to add the SKU.

When the allocation is done in terms of cases, the following is an example of the RF Outbound Audit Cases prompt screen:

The above RF screen flow is applicable when the Simulated Audit mode screen parameter is set as any of the following:

  • None
  • Simulated Mode with Audit Pending
  • Simulated without Audit Pending.

Whether the Simulated Audit Mode is configured for Normal Mode or Simulated Mode, the following updates apply:

  • When an extra unit or an item that does not belong to the OBLPN is scanned, the error “item does not belongs to OBLPN Discrepancy will be recorded” displays. You can accept the message with Ctrl-A and physically take out the extra unit/sku that does not belong to the OBLPN at hand. If you press Ctrl-W, you are returned to the Sku Prompt screen without recording the discrepancy.
  • Scanned items and quantity per item are recorded for each sku. The scanned items and quantity are stored and displayed in the Audit Detail History screen.

Based on the type of container you scan in the first screen, the RF Outbound Audit module behaves differently as follows:

The Audit OB LPN Transaction allows you to audit OB LPN or Pallets in Normal Mode when updates are performed as part of the audit transaction or in Simulated Mode.

The Audit Mode parameter choices are defined below:

Audit Mode Parameter choices

Note: a Simulated Audit Mode value of none is also considered as Normal Audit Mode.

Whether the Simulated Audit Mode Screen parameter is configured for Normal Mode or Simulated Mode, the following screen flow is applicable.

Once you scan all of the items in the OBLPN or finish the audit, you end the audit by pressing Ctrl-E.

The system asks you a verification question to end the audit and you accept message using Ctrl-A. Otherwise, you can press Ctrl-W to return to the previous screen and continue scanning more items.

After you end the audit, the system informs you of any discrepancies of scanned LPNs.

Serial Number Tracking

RF Audit supports scanning items which are serial number tracked. During audit, you are prompted to enter serial numbers if serial number tracking is enabled for an item

Scanned serial numbers are captured in inventory history records. No changes are made to audit history records. Also, serial number tracking is only applicable in non-simulated mode. If you encounter serial number tracked items during one of the simulated modes, an error is thrown and you will not be able to proceed with audit in these modes.

Rules to Determine if Item is Serial Number Tracked

In order to determine if the item is being tracked for serial numbers the following two parameters at the company and item level are checked:

  • Company parameter for tracking serial needs to be set either to “Packing Only” or “End to End.”
  • Item attributes that specify serial number tracking need to be set as “Track Serial Numbers”

Audit HIstory

The Audit History screen shows most of the detailed information for the audit so that you often do not need to go to the details screen to view details and discrepancies. The following screen shows what the Audit History screen looks like. Refer to the Audit Detail History Columns section below for more details.

Image of the Audit History screen.

From the Audit History screen, you can click Pallet Audit Detail to view details such as expected and scanned number of LPNs, difference, number of expected LPNs scanned, and OBLPNs not anticpated.

Audit Detail History Columns

Column Description
Pallet Number Pallet Number which has been scanned in Audit, If Pallet not Scanned display null
Audit OB LPN Number Outbound LPN which has undergone Audit
Load Number Load Number associated to the Pallet/OB LPN. If OB LPN is associated with Parcel carrier then display Load Number field blank
Expected Pallet Number When OB Pallet is scanned, this column depicts the pallet number associated with the OB LPN Scanned
Audit Mode Normal or Simulated
Audit Type OB LPN Audit or OB Pallet Audit
Item Code Item Scanned, If Outbound LPN scanned has multiple sku’s write different rows for each sku
Packed Qty Packed Qty associated to the inventory record for OB LPN. Qty Present on the OB LPN when the Outbound LPN was Packed.
Current Qty Qty present in OB LPN during Audit (Can be 0 if Sku scanned is not anticipated in the OB LPN Scanned
Audit Qty Quantity audited by User (Can be Zero or less or equal or greater than current qty)
Unit Variance Current Qty-Audit Qty (If Audit Qty is greater than Current Qty, display the value in brackets).
Total Pack Cost Unit_Cost for the item times the quantity expected for the sku in the OB LPN
Total Audit Cost Unit_Cost for the item times the quantity Audited for the sku
Cost Variance Total Pack Cost-Total Audit Cost. (If Total Audit Cost is greater than total pack cost, display the value in brackets).
Alternate Item Code An alternate representation of the SKU, which concentrates SKU parts A through F into a single record.
Audit User User who performed the audit transaction
Item Description Description of the item.
Destination Facility Code Destination facility for the OB LPN Scanned in Audit
Ship to Facility Code Ship to facility for the OB LPN Scanned in Audit
Allocation UOM Units/Packs/Cases
Pack Qty Item’s Standard Pack Qty
Standard Case Qty Standard Case qty from item
Pick User Pick user associated to the Outbound LPN
Pack User Person who Packed the Outbound LPN.
Audit _ts Create time stamp of when Audit Performed
Packed_ts Time Stamp of when the Outbound LPN was packed
Manifest Number If Outbound LPN is not associated to load, display manifest number, if associated to Manifest
Order Number Order Number associated to the OB LPN
Order Type Order Types differentiate orders based on certain characteristics.
OB LPN Type Container Type associated with the Outbound LPN Audited
Allocation Type Allocation Type from the Corresponding Allocation Record associated with the Outbound LPN
Batch Number Batch Number for the Item Associated with the Outbound LPN Audited.
Item Hierarchy Code Describes the item hierarchy.